South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-38-8 — Place of confinement of person held in contempt.
Any confinement shall be at a suitable correctional facility within the circuit in which the sentencing court is located. Upon a showing of need or hardship the court ordering confinement may grant a request by the witness to be imprisoned at a suitable correctional facility near the place of residence or employment of the witness, or the witness' family or relatives or the attorney of the witness.
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Legislative History
SL 1978, ch 178, § 474.
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